Special Education Campus Director - Ridgecrest, California at Spectrum Center Schools and Programs

About the Employer

Welcome to Spectrum Center Schools and Programs, where we have been dedicated to serving students with special needs, behavioral challenges, and emotional disorders for over 30 years. As a vital part of ChanceLight® Behavioral Health & Education, the nation’s leading provider of behavioral health and education solutions for children and young adults, Spectrum Center is committed to changing the lives of children by providing them with the opportunity to create successful, independent futures.

Job Summary

Job Summary

• Providing vision and leadership to support student achievement and effective operations by supervising staff, developing, and implementing performance management plans, identifying professional learning needs, and participating in professional learning opportunities. • Effectively participating in the employment and selection process to ensure an effective site team is in place. • Analyzing the professional development needs of staff and aligning needs with the Spectrum instructional vision, while also actively recognizing accomplishments and addressing issues to ensure productive site operations. • Ensuring the safety of staff and students by maintaining the site and classrooms for operation and ensuring compliance and staff awareness with contract and specific state requirements including staffing ratios and crisis protocols. • Performing managerial responsibilities including but not limited to overseeing the day-to-day operation of school schedule and activities, custodial and maintenance, food services, transportation services, administration, financial/budgetary operations, resource allocation, and district/community relationships. • Driving the enrollment process from referral to last day of attendance; ensuring timely classroom placement upon receiving referral, conducting effective site tours, managing classroom rosters according to student need and state requirements, and participating in the development of plans for transitioning students to the least restrictive environment. • Instructing, monitoring, and evaluating all staff and students in the use of learning materials and resources to ensure fidelity of instruction and student performance/evaluation. • Observing, evaluating, and reporting staff and student performance and development through the START Checklist or other observation tools. • Participating in the assurance and accreditation processes to ensure that the site passes or meets performance plans. • Preparing and presenting required

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